That night, everything intensified.
The danger.
The emotions.
The connection between them.
They stood on the balcony, the city glowing beneath them.
"I should leave," Ava said quietly.
Dominic didn't respond.
"I should go somewhere safe. Away from you."
Still silence.
Ava turned to him.
"Say something."
He looked at her—and whatever wall he had left collapsed completely.
"I don't want you to go."
Her heart pounded.
"Then don't let me."
And just like that—
He didn't.